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As before, these statistics are observations and not representative of anything other than the entirety of Season 1 of DWTNCS. With only 40 fights, there's only so much you can glean from them.
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, Season 1 Stats:
40 fights
65% finish rate (8 KOs for 20%, 9 TKOs for 22.5%, 9 Subs for 22.5% with 3 Technical Submissions)
16 fighters signed (8 for KO/TKO, 4 for Subs, 4 for Decisions) plus one other quasi-signing to be determined
3 fighters returned to fight again, two were signed on their second fight
6 of 8 main event winners were signed
Contract Winners:
Week 1: FW Kurt Holobaugh (Round 1 KO) and BW Boston Salmon (Unanimous Decision)
Week 2: BW Sean O'Malley (Round 1 KO)
Week 3: LHW Karl Roberson (Round 1 KO) and MW Geoffrey Neal (Round 1 TKO)
Week 4: MW Julian Marquez (Round 2 KO) and FW Brandon Davis (Unanimous Decision)
Week 5: LHW Mike Rodriguez (Round 1 KO) and FLW Alex Perez (Round 1 Tech Sub - Anaconda Choke)
Week 6: MW Charles Byrd (Round 2 Sub - Rear Naked Choke) and FW Grant Dawson (Round 2 Sub - Rear Naked Choke)
Week 7: BW Benito Lopez (Split Decision) and FLW Joby Sanchez (Round 2 TKO)
Week 8: LW Matt Frevola (Round 2 Sub - Arm-Triangle Choke), WBW Lauren Mueller (Unanimous Decision), and HW Allen Crowder(Round 3 TKO) - as well as MW Bevon Lewis (Round 2 TKO) to a Developmental League deal (no idea what that means yet)
Contracts by Fight Position on the Card:
Main: 6
Fight 2: 3
Fight 3: 4
Fight 4: 2
Fight 5: 1
Finishes:
By Round
11 First Round Finishes, 7 KO/TKO, 4 Sub
10 Second Round Finishes, 7 KO/TKO, 3 Sub
4 Third Round Finishes, 2 KO/TKO, 2 Sub
Fastest Finishes
Karl Roberson – 0:15 KO (Elbows)
Kyler Phillips – 0:46 TKO (Punches)
Jordan Espinosa – 1:23 Technical Submission (D’Arce Choke)
Latest Finishes
Jamie Colleen – 4:43 R3 Submission (Armbar)
Allen Crowder – 4:12 R3 TKO (Elbows)
Dan Ige – 3:23 R3 Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Never Tell Me The Odds:
Favorite won: 26/40 – 65%
Underdog won: 14/40 – 35%
Biggest upsets:
+270 Kennedy Nzechukwu vs -330 Anton Berzin
+265 Adam Antolin vs -345 Casey Kenney
+260 Cameron Olson vs -300 Karl Reed
Biggest locks:
-420 Kurt Holobaugh vs +325 Matt Bessette
-400 Alonzo Menifield vs +300 Daniel Jolly
-400 Dan Spohn vs +300 Angel DeAnda
Hit the Scales:
14 of the fighters who came in lighter than their opponent won, compared to just 10 winners who were heavier than their opponents.
The remaining 16 bouts had fighters who hit the exact same weight.
No fighters missed weight.
Fights by Weight Class:
FLW: 8 fights, 2 signed
FW: 7 fights, 3 signed
BW: 6 fights, 3 signed
LHW: 6 fights, 2 signed
MW: 5 fights, 3 signed
HW: 3 fights, 1 signed
WW: 2 fights, 0 signed
WBW: 1 fight, 1 signed
WSW: 1 fight, 0 signed
Oddities and Miscellany:
13 of 40 winners had a height advantage
12 fighters kept their undefeated streaks intact, and 10 fighters had their "0" go
Youngest to win - 22 years old, Sean O'Malley and Kyler Phillips
Oldest to win - 35 years old, Adam Antolin and Azunna Anyanwu (A for the first initial in their first and last names)
Longest Event: DWTNCS 8 – 60 mins, 31 secs of fight time
Shortest Event: DWTNCS 3 – 25 mins, 55 secs of fight time
Average Event Time: 46 min, 18.5 secs
The TOTAL fighter salary for all eight events was $600,000, assuming no post-fight or otherwise unlisted bonuses. $10,000 for each winner, and $5,000 for each loser.
TLDR: Fantastic season of fights, some serious prospects have been signed by the UFC and hopefully they can go far in the UFC. Several of the contract winner already have fights lined up in the UFC, and I will be keeping track of them as well. It sounds like Dana and company will be doing plenty of more of these seasons as we move forward, which is great to hear. It could also be leveraged into a weekly set of fight cards for a future TV deal after the Fox deal ends next year.
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, Season 1 Stats:
40 fights
65% finish rate (8 KOs for 20%, 9 TKOs for 22.5%, 9 Subs for 22.5% with 3 Technical Submissions)
16 fighters signed (8 for KO/TKO, 4 for Subs, 4 for Decisions) plus one other quasi-signing to be determined
3 fighters returned to fight again, two were signed on their second fight
6 of 8 main event winners were signed
Contract Winners:
Week 1: FW Kurt Holobaugh (Round 1 KO) and BW Boston Salmon (Unanimous Decision)
Week 2: BW Sean O'Malley (Round 1 KO)
Week 3: LHW Karl Roberson (Round 1 KO) and MW Geoffrey Neal (Round 1 TKO)
Week 4: MW Julian Marquez (Round 2 KO) and FW Brandon Davis (Unanimous Decision)
Week 5: LHW Mike Rodriguez (Round 1 KO) and FLW Alex Perez (Round 1 Tech Sub - Anaconda Choke)
Week 6: MW Charles Byrd (Round 2 Sub - Rear Naked Choke) and FW Grant Dawson (Round 2 Sub - Rear Naked Choke)
Week 7: BW Benito Lopez (Split Decision) and FLW Joby Sanchez (Round 2 TKO)
Week 8: LW Matt Frevola (Round 2 Sub - Arm-Triangle Choke), WBW Lauren Mueller (Unanimous Decision), and HW Allen Crowder(Round 3 TKO) - as well as MW Bevon Lewis (Round 2 TKO) to a Developmental League deal (no idea what that means yet)
Contracts by Fight Position on the Card:
Main: 6
Fight 2: 3
Fight 3: 4
Fight 4: 2
Fight 5: 1
Finishes:
By Round
11 First Round Finishes, 7 KO/TKO, 4 Sub
10 Second Round Finishes, 7 KO/TKO, 3 Sub
4 Third Round Finishes, 2 KO/TKO, 2 Sub
Fastest Finishes
Karl Roberson – 0:15 KO (Elbows)
Kyler Phillips – 0:46 TKO (Punches)
Jordan Espinosa – 1:23 Technical Submission (D’Arce Choke)
Latest Finishes
Jamie Colleen – 4:43 R3 Submission (Armbar)
Allen Crowder – 4:12 R3 TKO (Elbows)
Dan Ige – 3:23 R3 Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Never Tell Me The Odds:
Favorite won: 26/40 – 65%
Underdog won: 14/40 – 35%
Biggest upsets:
+270 Kennedy Nzechukwu vs -330 Anton Berzin
+265 Adam Antolin vs -345 Casey Kenney
+260 Cameron Olson vs -300 Karl Reed
Biggest locks:
-420 Kurt Holobaugh vs +325 Matt Bessette
-400 Alonzo Menifield vs +300 Daniel Jolly
-400 Dan Spohn vs +300 Angel DeAnda
Hit the Scales:
14 of the fighters who came in lighter than their opponent won, compared to just 10 winners who were heavier than their opponents.
The remaining 16 bouts had fighters who hit the exact same weight.
No fighters missed weight.
Fights by Weight Class:
FLW: 8 fights, 2 signed
FW: 7 fights, 3 signed
BW: 6 fights, 3 signed
LHW: 6 fights, 2 signed
MW: 5 fights, 3 signed
HW: 3 fights, 1 signed
WW: 2 fights, 0 signed
WBW: 1 fight, 1 signed
WSW: 1 fight, 0 signed
Oddities and Miscellany:
13 of 40 winners had a height advantage
12 fighters kept their undefeated streaks intact, and 10 fighters had their "0" go
Youngest to win - 22 years old, Sean O'Malley and Kyler Phillips
Oldest to win - 35 years old, Adam Antolin and Azunna Anyanwu (A for the first initial in their first and last names)
Longest Event: DWTNCS 8 – 60 mins, 31 secs of fight time
Shortest Event: DWTNCS 3 – 25 mins, 55 secs of fight time
Average Event Time: 46 min, 18.5 secs
The TOTAL fighter salary for all eight events was $600,000, assuming no post-fight or otherwise unlisted bonuses. $10,000 for each winner, and $5,000 for each loser.
TLDR: Fantastic season of fights, some serious prospects have been signed by the UFC and hopefully they can go far in the UFC. Several of the contract winner already have fights lined up in the UFC, and I will be keeping track of them as well. It sounds like Dana and company will be doing plenty of more of these seasons as we move forward, which is great to hear. It could also be leveraged into a weekly set of fight cards for a future TV deal after the Fox deal ends next year.
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